Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Red Deer city council talks bylaw updates, new zoning, and community service planning
Red Deer city council's first regular meeting of 2025, held on Jan. 13, included loan and penalty bylaw updates, a report on the Community Services Master Plan, a notice of motion, and a public hearin...
Jan 13, 2025
Dozens of Canadian firefighters head to California to help in fire fight
More than 60 Canadian front-line firefighters are on their way to the Los Angeles area as part of international efforts to fight the raging wildfires that have claimed lives and destroyed thousands ho...
Jan 13, 2025
Nominations now open for 2025 Red Deer municipal election
And so it begins... The nomination period for the 2025 municipal election in Red Deer is officially open. Prospective candidates can submit their nomination packages from now until noon on Sept. 22, w...
Jan 13, 2025
Canada Post says 25% stamp price increase takes effect today
OTTAWA - The cost to send a letter in Canada is increasing by about 25 per cent, effective today. Canada Post says the cost of stamps for domestic mail bought in a booklet, coil or pane has increased ...
Jan 13, 2025
No indication Trump will back down on tariffs, but retaliating not the answer: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she received no indication from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend that he plans to back down on implementing hefty tariffs on Canadian p...
Jan 13, 2025
Minister says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and B.C. to deploy in California
OTTAWA - Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia will help fight wildfires in California, and the federal government is co-ordinatin...
Jan 12, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits President-elect Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met President-elect Donald Trump on the evening of Jan. 11 at Trump-owned Mar-a-lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.Smith and Trump also met at his golf club on the morni...
Jan 12, 2025
St. Joseph theatre program excited to bring 'Big Fish' to Memorial Centre
The St. Joseph High School (SJHS) theatre crew's latest production, Big Fish. is so good, it needs Red Deer's Memorial Centre to contain it.SJHS presents Big Fish: The Musical, Feb. 27 through March 1...
Jan 12, 2025
New-look Red Deer Rebels make strides in first home game post-trade deadline
It's been an unusual week for the Red Deer Rebels.Following a busy trade deadline that created plenty of change throughout the organization, the Rebels debuted multiple players on Friday and more on S...
Jan 11, 2025
Alberta RCMP warn motorists of poor driving conditions
The Alberta RCMP are advising of poor driving conditions across the province because of freezing rain.In many areas across central and northern Alberta, the freezing rain has caused numerous collision...
Jan 11, 2025